BART warns riders about possible strike

By Maria L. La Ganga

June 30, 2013 12 AM PT

A transit strike looks increasingly likely in the San Francisco Bay Area, as members of the Bay Area Rapid Transit union negotiating team left the bargaining table, BART officials said Sunday night.

“While we do not have official word from the unions about a strike, we must caution riders that a strike may commence after the end of regularly scheduled service today,” BART spokesman Rick Rice said in a written statement.

BART carries 400,000 passengers each weekday, and transit officials urged commuters to find alternate ways to get to work if a strike is called for Monday morning. Contracts expire at midnight.

“We have a long way to go, but we can’t get any closer if we aren’t at the table,” Rice said. “We reached tentative agreements on 11 items today, and we should use that momentum to reach a deal. Walking away doesn’t do any good.”

“We urge riders to go to BART.gov and 511.org to get the latest information on commute alternatives.”

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Maria L. La Ganga

Maria L. La Ganga is the deputy managing editor for California and Metro, overseeing the Los Angeles Times’ largest editorial department. She joined The Times in 1981 as an academic intern, splitting her time between the former Metro section and National Dragster, the official publication of the National Hot Rod Assn. She has served as Seattle bureau chief, San Francisco bureau chief, edited in the Business section and pitched in on six presidential elections, five for The Times and one for the Guardian. La Ganga left The Times in 2015 and returned in 2018 after a brief hiatus during which she wrote for the Guardian and the Idaho Statesman. She was named city editor in 2022 and promoted to her current role in 2024. La Ganga graduated from Granada Hills High School in the San Fernando Valley and Cal State Northridge, where she studied English literature and journalism.

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